Turned 'Continuous Read' Tick-Box into a button

KCG/widgets/SingleReadWidget.py

@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ class SingleReadWidget(kcgw.KCGWidgets):
         self.setLayout(self.outerLayout)
 
         # ---------[ Create Labels and corresponding Fields ]---------
-        self.single_read_button = self.createButton(tr("Button", "Single Read"), connect=self.on_single_read)
+        self.single_read_button = self.createButton(tr("Button", "Single Acquisition"), connect=self.on_single_read)
+        self.continuous_read_button = self.createButton(tr("Button", "Continuous Acquisition"),
+                connect=lambda: self.on_continuous_read(True, available_boards[0]))
         self.single_read_input  = self.createInput()
         self.interval_spinbox = self.createSpinbox(0, 100000, start_value=1000)
         self.interval_spinbox.valueChanged.connect(self.set_interval)
@@ -62,14 +64,20 @@ class SingleReadWidget(kcgw.KCGWidgets):
             Elements.addItem(["acquire_{}".format(board_id), "no_board_{}".format(board_id)], tick)
 
         # --------[ Fill Grid ]----------------
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.single_read_button, 0, 1)
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.createLabel(tr("Label", "info:")), 1, 0)
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.single_read_input, 1, 1)
-        # self.layout.addWidget(self.continuous_read_button, 0, 1)
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.createLabel(tr("Label", "Interval:") + " (ms)"), 2, 0)
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.interval_spinbox, 2, 1)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.continuous_read_button, 0, 1)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.single_read_button, 1, 1)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.createLabel(tr("Label", "info:")), 2, 0)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.single_read_input, 2, 1)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.createLabel(tr("Label", "Interval:") + " (ms)"), 3, 0)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.interval_spinbox, 3, 1)
         self.setWindowTitle(tr("Heading", "Single and Continuous Read"))
 
+
+        #01.04.2021 by Timo
+        #We currently only support a single board.
+        #However, this might change again in the future, so we only hide
+        #the board selection checkbox until then, to avoid confusion
+        '''
         self.tickLayout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
         self.tickLayout.addWidget(self.createLabel(
                 tr("Label", "Boards"), tooltip=tr("Tooltip", "Check the board you want to select for single read"))
@@ -90,8 +98,10 @@ class SingleReadWidget(kcgw.KCGWidgets):
             self.tickLayoutContinuousRead.addWidget(tick)
         self.outerLayout.addLayout(self.tickLayoutContinuousRead)
         self.outerLayout.addLayout(self.tickLayout)
+        '''
+
+
         self.outerLayout.addLayout(self.layout)
-#        self.outerLayout.addStretch(1)
 
         self.set_interval()
 
@@ -116,19 +126,26 @@ class SingleReadWidget(kcgw.KCGWidgets):
         # if self.board_ticks_continuous_read[id].isChecked():
         self.set_interval()
         if state:
-            # self.continuous_read_button.setText(tr("Button", "Stop Continuous Read"))
+            self.continuous_read_button.setText(tr("Button", "Stop Continuous Acquisition"))
+            self.continuous_read_button.clicked.connect(lambda: self.on_continuous_read(False, board_id))
+            self.single_read_button.setEnabled(False)
             # self.continuous_read[id] = True
-            self.board_ticks_continuous_read[board_id].setStyleSheet("border-color: green; border-width: 3px;")
+            # self.board_ticks_continuous_read[board_id].setStyleSheet("border-color: green; border-width: 3px;")
         else:
+            self.continuous_read_button.setText(tr("Button", "Continuous Acquisition"))
+            self.continuous_read_button.clicked.connect(lambda: self.on_continuous_read(True, board_id))
             self.board_ticks_continuous_read[board_id].setStyleSheet("")
+            self.single_read_button.setEnabled(True)
         bif.bk_continuous_read(board_id)  # interval=self.interval_spinbox.value())
 
+
     def set_interval(self):
         """
         Set the interval between reads
         """
         storage.continuous_interval = self.interval_spinbox.value()
 
+
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         """
         Event handler to handle the event of closing this window and gracefully delete ids and such